Jo Nesbø will appear on the Radio 2 Book Club on Monday 7 April to talk about his latest novel The Son, published by Harvill Secker.
The Son is the first title that has been selected with the help of a panel of Reading Agency and library staff from across the UK.
Read the first chapter here.
The Son
Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates and absolves them of their sins.
But then one prisoner’s confession changes everything. He knows something about Sonny’s disgraced father.
Sonny needs to break out of prison and make those responsible pay for their crimes – whatever the cost.
Our selection panel described Jo’s novel as “imaginative, chilling and a definite page turner”. They also praised the translation, which “keeps a sense of place, and the language doesn’t sound in any way stilted”. For one reviewer, it was her first experience of reading Jo Nesbø: “The Son is my first Jo Nesbø novel, and he lived up to his reputation. I was hooked from the very beginning.”
About the author
Jo Nesbø is regarded as one of Europe’s leading crime writers and his novels are published in 40 countries. Before starting to write, he played football for Norway’s premier league team Modle, completed three years’ military service and formed a band whose album topped the charts in Norway.
Get involved
Tune in to Simon Mayo’s Drivetime show on Monday 7 April from 5 to 7pm to hear Jo Nesbø talk about The Son.
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